GEORGE CRIBBY was born on 12 May 1841 in Nova Scotia (possibly Halifax) to Joseph and Mary (Pace) Cribby, and died in South Portland, Maine on 6 April 1920 at age 78 yrs,10 mos, 25 das, a resident of this community for 60 years. He was buried in Bayview Cemetery in South Portland.

He married around 1874 to ELVA L DAVIS, the daughter of Benjamin F and Sarah L (Miller) Davis, who was born at Cape Elizabeth about July 1853 and died in South Portland on 9 May 1908 at age 54 yrs, 9 mos,18 das. She is buried in Bay View Cemetery, S.Portland. Elva's mother Sarah had remarried in 1860 to Joseph Cribby of Portland (a cooper born in Nova Scotia), very likely the brother of George. There were three Davis children living in Joseph's household during 1860 census [including George E, who was living with George and Elva in 1900].

According to the 1900 census of S.Portland, George Cribby immigrated here in 1861, the following year enlisting into Company F of the 27th Maine Infantry for a 9 month service. His residence is given as Biddeford, ME, but may have come down from Portland to enlist into the 27th ME.

Correspondence with A. Isenor [e-mail dated 10 June,2007] notified me on the parents of George Cribby, revealed by a 1912 obit of a Mrs Jane Collier, the widow of William, who mentions her brother George Cribby of Portland. Her marr rec [MA VR v.371,p.134] in 1886 gives her birth place as Nova Scotia and parents as Joseph and Mary. Her sister Fannie, who marr William Clinton [MA VR v.308,p.123] in 1879, also lists same parents. Both families lived in Lowell, MA.

George and Elva had a large family, the 1900 census gives her 9 children, 8 of of them still living at time of enumeration. They were:

i. ADA W CRIBBY, b. March 1875 in ME. She married NEWTON ROSS ELLIOTT (b.27 May 1874 CAN) on 9 July 1907. The 1920 census has them at Peak's Island, ME, as does 1923-24 street directory, still living in South Portland in 1950. Census didn't show them with any children. In 1900, she was boarding in S.Port, a saleswoman of fancy goods.

ii. JOHN H CRIBBY, born Feb 1877 in ME, a painter in 1895 Portland street directory and on 1900 census, his whereabouts after this unknown.

iii. EDWARD ERNEST CRIBBY b. 12 Oct 1879 in ME, also a painter for some time, he later moved to Boston, MA where he was employed as a steamfitter. He had a wife MARGARET (by 1920 census).

iv. ANNIE G CRIBBY, born Oct 1881in ME, married on 12 Aug 1903 to JOSIAH P GRAFFAM, a car repairman. They were in the S.Portland census of 1920 with daughter Elva M, age 14, and living at 691 Sawyer St with her widowed father George.

v. FLORA C CRIBBY, born ca 1884-5, she died on 9 Mar 1889 at age 4 yrs and is buried with her parents at Bay View Cem.

vi. ALLEN W CRIBBY, born 25 Jan 1888, likely in S.Portland. He contracted tuberculosis in Nov-Dec 1915 and was sent to the Maple Crest Sanatorium over in East Parsonsfield, ME, where he died on 15 Dec at age 27 yrs,10 mos,16 das. He was buried at Bay View in family plot. No evidence found of marr or ch.

viii. EVERETT MERRILL CRIBBY, born 29 Jan 1894 in South Portland (Cape Elizabeth), he followed the steamfitter trade as brother Edward, moving to Peabody,MA to work for C.L.Cribby Co (this is Charles L, a son of Joseph, the other Cribby family of Portland, so may be his 1st cousin). He was living here at time (1917-18) of the WWI draft cards, but soon after was in Rhode Island when he marr RUTH O'NEIL on 29 May, 1920. He died 14 Dec, 1979 in Quincy, MA. Haven't followed him yet in censuses.

ix. PHILIP ALBERT CRIBBY, born 8 Mar 1897 in S.Portland. He moved to Hartford, CT where he worked for the Hartford Rubber Works, served during World War I (3 Sep 1918-3 Apr 1919 - wasn't sent overseas), moved out to Inglewood,LA County,CA (by 1930 census), and spent last years of his life in Oregon, where he died in Sept, 1970 (SSDI has last residence as Grant's Pass). He had a wife DOROTHY MAR, who was born 1 July 1898 in Penn, and died 24 Jan 1985 in Josephine Co, OR, probably Grant's Pass. They had no children when 1930 census was taken.

note: still need to research Nova Scotia records, particularly Halifax, for origins of this Cribby family.